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Canon - EF24mm F1.4L II USM Wide-Angle Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(40 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 40 reviews
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Star
5
72%of customers recommend this product.
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28 out of
39)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EF24mm F1.4L II USM Wide-Angle Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Customer Rating
1
Great Image Quality but Poor Autofocus
on October 13, 2011
Posted by: Sdiver2489
from Peoria, IL
I bought this lens as a 35mm equivalent lens on a crop camera. I loved the field of view offered by the lens and obviously the F1.4 aperture.
The problem came entirely from the autofocus. I found it to be completely random in its ability to focus on objects. Sometimes it would come through, other times it would repeatedly miss. Very disappointing overall.
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: unreliable autofocus
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
3
Bad AF Out-of-the-box
on November 2, 2010
Posted by: Anonymous
from Virginia
I just got this lens and put it through its paces on my 5D Mark II. The first few test shots seemed very blurry, so I went to manual focus. I was then impressed with the lens. Only just a touch of softness at 1.4, and only a bit of chromatic aberration in the corners that I could see. Then I went to figure out why I wasn't getting good focus. Sadly, I could not resolve this issue. My camera allows for an AF adjustment, and setting that to its maximum value only got me through about half of the AF error of the lens. So now it gets returned.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: Canon user 2020
from Michigan
Verified Purchase:Yes
Amazing piece of glass, sharp and light. I have canon 24-70mm and it’s defiantly a great replacement.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Frescoviews
from Columbus, OH
Verified Purchase:Yes
Exactly what I thought it would be. I primarily use this and my 50mm lens when I go out to do shoots
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Maybe Not for Professionals
on January 11, 2013
Posted by: Scott
from Redmond, WA
I purchased this lens for shooting small black box theatre productions without a flash, and these venues are typically not well lighted. This worked wonderfully with my Rebel. When I upgraded to a 5D and a 5D MkII I found this lens to be lacking. It still functions wonderfully, however the very pronounced distortion with the full frame boxes creates a poor fish-eye effect. Considering the investment required, it is an unforgivable drawback.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: full frame distortion
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
2
Auto focus fails
on November 28, 2011
Posted by: Amy
I have wanted this lens for a long time and finally ordered it. I just received this lens today. I have taken about 100 photos using my 7D using various focus points. Only about one third of these did the auto focus work. It's getting returned.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome lens
on October 11, 2011
Posted by: Zunghn
from Texas, TX
The copy I receive performed beautifully. Fast focus, Rugged build quality, Sharp images, produces great color and contrast. The price...... very expensive, so either have money to blow or do your research before buying this lens (if its right for you). There is a small amount of vignetting on my 7D but gone by stopping down to f/2.8. The copy I recieve is a little soft in the middle and sharp in the corners, but sharp once stopped down to f/2.8 and slightly sharper at f4/0. There is a slight problem when taking images at f/1.4 at night picture seems to be expose properly, but once exported to Apple Aperture 3 the picture is under exsposed, but this most likely software and not the lens.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
rocks
on November 17, 2008
Posted by: winer
from alaska
it is the best purchase i ever made it wrks relley well for angles and fast i loveeeeeeeeeeee it
Pros: Super-sharp images
Cons: Semi-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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